Jar lifter



" A pncaeoa filed Novemher 10,1926." Saa m mos 1 My invention relatestoz new useful improvements in a jar-lifter,'and has for1- its objectsto produce a lifter which will} positively grip and hold the jar and:which will release the jar when desired. Another object is to I make alifter: that-will be inex-.

pensive to manufacture, and assemble, and 'which will not readily getout of order. Other objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings inwhich holding fasta jar; and Fig. 2 is a. perspec- V tive view of the lifter with the jaws'spread apart. i j

Simllar numerals refer to slmllar parts in the two views.

. The lifter shown is constructed of wire,

having'a substantially vertical member 1,

the upper portion of which is formed'intof, a handle 2. At thelowerendof the'vertical I member the wires are looped to form eyes through whichbolt. 3 is passed. Belowthe bolt-the wires are bowed outwardly to leaveform a ,jaw 4 to securely fit around a jar neck. An oppositely bowedmember 5, with I an oppositely concaved jaw 13, has the upper partlooped to form eyes through which bolt 3' also passes, thereby pivotallymounting member 5.

' has a finger eye 8, and fifrom there the sides 9 of the membersurround the vertical member 1 to accurately and easily slide thereon.The free ends of the sliding member serve as pins 10 to operate in slots7 so that on the vertical movement of the member, the jaws will bealternately spread and drawn to gether. The operating member has aspring 11 to hold it down. r

After 'the'parts' are formed, bolt 3 is put v I in place, the sides ofthe vertical member 1' are squeezed together and the operating memberput in place, then the spring may be attached, or the spring couldbeformed and put on prior to the attaching 'of'the operating member tovertical member 1.

, .Due to thevertical position of the handle and the bowed member 5swinging from a pivot, the jaws tend to swing together,

' JA -wees The upper parts oft-he wire forming member' 5 are bent intoupwardly and outwardly directed levers 6 with the. ends bent back onthemselves to form slots 71 7 The vertically sliding operating'memberjar, the'i'weight of the jar tends to draw tlie wiith'outotheninfluence, iand since there s =.1sbut one pivot point and thatbetween-and above the bearingpOints of theijavvs on the jaws together,iand the-greater Jthat'FWeight';: the greater .iith'at 'tendency, so long,5 as no sl1ding"tendency between the jaws andjar p a is present. a v Inoperationthe handle is gripped,- t-l1e eye 8 pulled up, whichpulls "uppins 10, which in turn move up levers 6 and the aws Figure 1 is aperspective view'of the lifter are thereby opened. The jaws are then aswithout the sliding member even, the

slight,and"that, tendencywould not exist at allif the jar hasahorizontalshoulder, but)".

bent, that even aslight tensioniidown'on the c I pins 10 holds the jawstightly closedon the with the slidingmembenfthe levers '6" are so jarneck'and makes it nearly 'im'possible to the"accompanying'drawings shallbe intertendency of the jaws to spread" would be open the jawswithout-releasingfthesliding.

, .memberfrom the'levers 6. he e i room for the top of the jar, and-thelower. part of theiwire is bent into a concave for mation and bent up atright angles, about, to I t As manychanges mightbe made in the 3 abovearrangements and as many variations 'might be made without departingfromv the scope'of the invention, it is intended that all A thefeatureshereinzdescribedand shown in preted as illustrative, and thattheinvention j be limited only by" the following claims.

"I claim:

1. A jarlifter comprising a substantially vertical member, a dependingbowed member rigid with respect to said vertical member, I

an oppositely bowed. member pivoted to the' v 7 lower part ofsaidvertical member, opposite I inwardly: directed concaved j aws, atthe lower ends of"said boiwed members, and means to i hold said jaws ingripping position.

2. A jar lifter comprisinga substantially vertical member, a dependingbowed member :I'lgld' with respect to said vert cal mem-' positeinwardly 1 directed "concaved jaws at the'lower ends of saidbowedmembers, and I a i holdsaid jaws in gripping '3. A jar liftercomprising afsubstantially A vertical member, a depending bowedmem- .berrigid withrespect to said vertical mem:

her, an oppositely bowed member pivoted to the lower part of saidvertical member, op-

100 i her, an oppositely bowed member pivoted to the lower part-of saidvertical member, op-

posite inwardly directed concaved jaws at the lowerends of said bowedmembers, a: lever extending from and rigid with respect ber rigid withrespect to said vertical member,- ia n oppositely, bowed member pivotedto the dowel-apart of said; vertical member; 015

posite-"inwardly directed coneaved jaws, at

the-.--lower ends of: said bOWV'Cdi members, 5 a: lever;- extending Ifrom and rigid. with respect: 7 totsaid; pivotedmemberL, and resilientlyheld.

means, ,coactingwith said lever, to hold said jaws in gripping position,i

5. A jar lifter comprising a substantially vertical member, a dependingbowed member rigid wlthres'peet to said vertlcal member, an oppositelybowed member pivoted to the lower part of said vertical member, op-

ends of said bowed members, a lever extending: fromlan'd rigidwitlrrespectto'said pivote'd member,v and means COELCtlIlg,W1th Sl'lCll leverto alternately open said jaws. and: to lock them.v in grlpping position.

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posite'inwardlyconceived jaws at the lower I

